Post by pavel on Feb 7, 2016 1:19:10 GMT -6
SANTA FE – Arguably the biggest bill of the 30-day legislative session – both in terms of dollars and importance – is headed to the New Mexico Senate after being approved Saturday on the House floor.
A $6.3 billion spending plan for the coming budget year passed the House on a largely party-line 38-31 vote, with most House Democrats voting against it and some trying to make changes to the bill.
Rep. Antonio “Moe” Maestas, D-Albuquerque, called the plan a “tea party budget,” saying it would not help vulnerable New Mexicans.
“The economy does not magically grow when you shrink government to the bone,” Maestas said during Saturday’s three-hour debate.
Read more: www.abqjournal.com/719625/abqnewsseeker/house-endorses-6-3-billion-budget-bill-on-38-31-vote.html
A $6.3 billion spending plan for the coming budget year passed the House on a largely party-line 38-31 vote, with most House Democrats voting against it and some trying to make changes to the bill.
Rep. Antonio “Moe” Maestas, D-Albuquerque, called the plan a “tea party budget,” saying it would not help vulnerable New Mexicans.
“The economy does not magically grow when you shrink government to the bone,” Maestas said during Saturday’s three-hour debate.
Read more: www.abqjournal.com/719625/abqnewsseeker/house-endorses-6-3-billion-budget-bill-on-38-31-vote.html